World Economy

The World Economy is a vital resource for researchers, analysts and policy-advisors interested in trade policy and other open economy issues embracing international trade and the environment, international finance, and trade and development. The journal also considers related areas such as economies in transition and development economics, making The World Economy an essential reference for in-depth knowledge on and up-to-date coverage of international economic relations.
Whilst The World Economy concentrates on trade policy issues - on a country basis, regionally and globally - it also covers broader issues such as exchange rates, IMF/World Bank, debt, environmental and other international issues as they relate to trade.
The World Economy follows a two-stage process in evaluating submissions. In Stage 1 the Editorial Team evaluates papers for content, likely level of interest to the journal's readership, and prospects of eventual publication. Submissions which pass through this gateway are then sent to independent referees. The World Economy does not refund submission fees, including where papers are desk-rejected.

Papers published in The World Economy are in the main verbal in presentation, with occasional data tables. The Editors, however, strongly encourage pieces which make the results of numerical modelling efforts or recent developments in trade theory accessible to a wider audience. Such pieces must maintain a high degree of accessibility for non-specialists in order to be publishable. The Editors will give preference to articles which deal succinctly with an issue which is both important and clearly defined.